diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 3849558a07..c9221b88ae 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -3817,7 +3817,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             {
             case 1: // DATA_ONLINE (0|1)
                 // TODO: implement fetching of this information
-                if (userProfile.CurrentAgent.AgentOnline)
+                    if (userProfile.CurrentAgent!=null && userProfile.CurrentAgent.AgentOnline)
                     reply = "1";
                 else
                     reply = "0";
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServiceConnector.cs
index 7926efbc80..2cb80bd373 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Authorization/AuthorizationServiceConnector.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
                 message="";
                 return m_ResponseOnFailure;
             }
-            
+            if (response==null)
+            {
+                message = "Null Pointer";
+                return m_ResponseOnFailure;
+            }
             m_log.DebugFormat("[AUTHORIZATION CONNECTOR] response from remote service was {0}", response.Message);
             message = response.Message;